Dietrich Wagner
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Development and validation of the Reflection in Business Education Questionnaire (RIBEQ)

2017-08-30 , Gommers, Luci , Jenert, Tobias Johannes , Brahm, Taiga , Wagner, Dietrich

Student reflection is considered both a crucial feature of high-quality learning as well as an important objective in Higher Education. Despite its apparent relevance for educational practice, most of the research on reflection remains at a conceptual level (Boud & Walker, 1998; Mann, Gordon & MacLeod, 2007), whilst empirical research mainly focuses on measuring students’ reflection levels. Regarding the effectiveness of specific interventions (e.g. portfolios) to develop reflective skills, there is little empirical evidence going beyond case studies and qualitative accounts. Thus, the purpose of this research was to develop and validate an instrument for measuring student reflection in Higher Education in general and business schools in particular. The questionnaire is designed to measure students’ reflection in three dimensions: students’ reflection levels, their attitudes towards reflection, and supporting and hindering factors influencing students’ reflection processes. A pre-test was conducted at two different universities in Switzerland and Germany to validate the Reflection in Business Education Questionnaire (RIBEQ). In total, 64 students filled in the survey. Exploratory factor analyses and reliability tests showed satisfactory psychometric qualities of the RIBEQ. This study can support further research on student reflection and its development. Also, the questionnaire can be used as a diagnostic instrument for business schools to trace students’ development over time. From a practical point of view, it can also be applied to identify supporting and hindering factors at a particular higher education institution in order to develop practical interventions targeting these factors.

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Educating reflective managers: Why everybody wants and nobody likes it

2017-01-30 , Wagner, Dietrich , Jenert, Tobias Johannes , Brahm, Taiga , Gommers, Luci

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The need, potential and challenges of fostering reflection in higher education learning environments

2016-09-09 , Wagner, Dietrich , Pindues, Lisa , Gommers, Luci

The symposium will discuss reflection from three different perspectives, all related to the question how reflection can be fostered in higher education learning environments. At first different models will be discussed and compared with the main question how these models can be used to foster reflection. The other two presentations will be on a methodical level. More precisely, we will have a closer look at the question how reflection can be fostered in two fields, the first being study programs and the second being faculty development programs.

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